tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post3004773245852632393..comments2024-03-16T10:37:09.839-04:00Comments on Life in Mathews: One Year, or The Longest Post EverChesapeake Bay Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187804072769932131noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-26000339910316925012009-03-14T11:50:00.000-04:002009-03-14T11:50:00.000-04:00I had a blog that I kept going with one post every...I had a <A HREF="http://shutterbugunderexposed.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">blog</A> that I kept going with one post every day for a year. It started off as a photography blog, but as I "met" more and more folks from around the world, it grew to be a - here's a picture, this is my life - kind of thing. It was fun, but very time consuming. I am still "friends" with many of my fellow bloggers, even after three years.<BR/><BR/>Congratulations!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-85929591763165224892009-03-13T23:29:00.000-04:002009-03-13T23:29:00.000-04:00Happy anniversary LIM blog! CBW-- you never fail t...Happy anniversary LIM blog! CBW-- you never fail to put a smile on my face even when I'm feeling the lowest of the low. You are wonderful and talented and oh-so-funny. It's a shame about your looks, though. ho ho. Please keep blogging. You are such a treasure. I may not comment often, but I read you every single day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-29172549649145828342009-03-13T21:32:00.000-04:002009-03-13T21:32:00.000-04:00Annie, thank you so much.Annie, thank you so much.Chesapeake Bay Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187804072769932131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-87687719045240627602009-03-13T21:17:00.000-04:002009-03-13T21:17:00.000-04:00Forgot to say that I love the photo...and congrats...Forgot to say that I love the photo...and congrats at getting it published for the local tourism people...may there be many more of your wonderful photos published too!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10698343129217681652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-89185164186646714602009-03-13T16:31:00.000-04:002009-03-13T16:31:00.000-04:00Momx2 - thank you so much, and any friend of BHE i...Momx2 - thank you so much, and any friend of BHE is a friend of mine. So glad you are coming to Blog Fest, and am looking forward to meeting you in person. (Enjoy those oysters tonight. I'm so envious.)Chesapeake Bay Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187804072769932131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-67466578266345166992009-03-13T16:28:00.000-04:002009-03-13T16:28:00.000-04:00CBW-I am so glad to have found your blog. I found...CBW-<BR/>I am so glad to have found your blog. I found you through BHE and I love to visit everyday. Your pictures are amazing... If I took pictures of the same thing it wouldn't look nearly as amazing. Your wit and humor is something I look forward to! I too have learned there are a lot of good and brilliant people out there in bloggy land. And as you know "its a crazy world out there" and coming to bloggy land makes it all seem better:)I am looking forward to actually meeting you at Blogfest!!! Happy Blogoversary!mom x 2https://www.blogger.com/profile/15115720645603075732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-85766399233126983722009-03-13T15:51:00.000-04:002009-03-13T15:51:00.000-04:00Foolery, I am not ashamed to tell the world that I...Foolery, I am not ashamed to tell the world that I love you and your wit and am eternally grateful for all the support you've given me these many months. I am forever indebted to you. (Plus, I'll pay good money for some more of those almonds....where good money = enough to get a happy meal or maybe some malt liquor.)<BR/><BR/>BHE - I don't remember how we "met" either, but never mind, it isn't important. It's like picking right back up with an old friend every time we've ever met, and I hope there are many years of Oyster Festivals and Blog Festivals ahead of us.Chesapeake Bay Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187804072769932131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-12160405355961273642009-03-13T15:10:00.000-04:002009-03-13T15:10:00.000-04:00Happy Blogoversary!!! You always brighten my day,...Happy Blogoversary!!! You always brighten my day, and I am SO glad that we are friends:) I'm trying to remember how we first "met". I believe I initially clicked onto your site because I was looking for local bloggers. When I saw "Life in Mathews", I knew I had found a homegirl:)<BR/><BR/>((hugs)) & lots of bloggy love, bheAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-83740091098107598262009-03-13T14:43:00.000-04:002009-03-13T14:43:00.000-04:00I need to share how I found CBW.I kept seeing her ...I need to share how I found CBW.<BR/><BR/>I kept seeing her comments on Bossy's blog (maybe Pioneer Woman's, too), and they were always the funniest comments on the page. Her name was not a hyperlink to a blog. "WHAT?!" I asked the wine bottle. "How could a person THIS funny NOT have a blog?" The bottle had an answer, but it actually wasn't helpful.<BR/><BR/>Until one day, when a link appeared. CLICK! And a friendship was born. A friendship that has included long distance pesterings and yammerings in her comment space (for which I apologize), great comments and e-mails from CBW (for which I am eternally grateful), and a lot of laughs.<BR/><BR/>Happy Blogthday Life in Mathews! Take it slow but keep it simmering!<BR/><BR/>-- Laurie @ Fooleryfooleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14437690389824744691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-31482219146146118702009-03-13T11:53:00.000-04:002009-03-13T11:53:00.000-04:00Island girl - I'm thrilled that you've started rea...Island girl - I'm thrilled that you've started reading. Those years we played basketball were great ones, we had a lot of fun with Smith, Buckwheat, Dopie, etc. Even Middle Sis. I hope you are able to move back here some day, but in the meantime please let me know when you come visit your family, because I can see the island from my house and there's no reason I can't trot over to say hey. Hopefully you can make it to our shindig in July, but in the meantime it's nice to be in touch here. Thank you!<BR/><BR/>MsSeabreeze - I love hearing from you! We had so many fun adventures in that Pinto of yours. That was pretty much the Skating Rink Express for many a weekend back in the day. It's wonderful to be back in touch, and I'm glad you're still here in Mathews. (Oh, and your secret is safe with me. Your boss will be none the wiser....)<BR/><BR/>Ellen - Thank you and I really hope you can make it in July. I have your name on the guest list, so in my mind you're as good as here. You'll have a good time, I can guarantee that.<BR/><BR/>AMN - To think I didn't even know who you were before this blog, although Baby Sister knew you. I also didn't know we went to the same university. All those many years I drove by those cows and had no idea who they belonged to. It's truly a small world, and I'm so glad you've joined this crazy one I've created here. Your writing is fantastic, your stories are so enjoyable, and I really look forward to hearing from you, whether it's in a story or in the comments. Thank you!Chesapeake Bay Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187804072769932131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-78408400796616394642009-03-13T10:38:00.000-04:002009-03-13T10:38:00.000-04:00CBW, I found you by googling "Donk's" to get the s...CBW, <BR/><BR/>I found you by googling "Donk's" to get the show schedule. I COULD NOT RESIST checking out a website entitled "Life in Mathews". <BR/><BR/>I almost fell out of my chair in shock that such a blog existed. I was sucked in by the title, I stayed because of the hilarity. <BR/><BR/>The back and forth commentary between you and Foolery was just as funny as your posts. I now read Foolery faithfully too.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for all the fun. Thanks for loving our little community. As long as you keep blogging, I'll keep reading (even if we're next door to each other at the nursing home in the courthouse -- let's make sure they install WiFi before they admit us, OK?).<BR/><BR/>I'm looking forward to Blogfest! Someday, I'll finish moving, and maybe we can get together for something fried at the Seabreeze.<BR/><BR/>All my best,<BR/><BR/>AMNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-79858539410277303962009-03-13T09:56:00.000-04:002009-03-13T09:56:00.000-04:00Congrats on you blogaversary. I've enjoyed your p...Congrats on you blogaversary. I've enjoyed your photography and reading your slice of life from Mathews and hoping I'll get to the blog fest to meet you and many more bloggers.Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381445346226109566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-68538316909730750892009-03-13T09:12:00.000-04:002009-03-13T09:12:00.000-04:00CBW I'm so glad you told me about your blog. Even...CBW I'm so glad you told me about your blog. Even though I live in Mathews, you take me the greatest places with your pictures and remind me why I still live here and will probably die here. I Don't always comment, but I guarantee I am reading EVERY day. It's the first thing I do when I get to work in the mornings LOL...don't tell my boss. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the Blog and thanks for a smile every day.<BR/>msseabreezeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-26749895009690904912009-03-13T09:05:00.000-04:002009-03-13T09:05:00.000-04:00Good Morning CBW! I know what it is like to have t...Good Morning CBW! I know what it is like to have the rug pulled from under your life. And yes we do have a choice to make and Life and Laughter is always the best choice. I have so enjoyed all your blogs, just started reading this week and I am hooked. So thanks for taking time from your crazy busy life to show us what a great place our hometown is. You are so right about wanting to get far away from there when you are a teenager and think you have to see the big world out there and when life starts passing by, you long to go home and be with the people you know and love and enjoy time with them. I am learning so much about you. Its amazing that you can grow up with people and not really know who they are. So girl, take another picture, write another blog and enjoy the life you are living, because it is a great one. Look at your blessings that you have. Have a great day and enjoy it is FRIDAY!!! yohoooooo.<BR/><BR/><BR/>p.s. NMM - you go girl!!!IslandGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04890182028778633300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-65358339465532119262009-03-13T08:28:00.000-04:002009-03-13T08:28:00.000-04:00MPM -Thank you, and thanks for not only coming her...MPM -Thank you, and thanks for not only coming here in July but for recruiting others to join you. I've really enjoyed getting to know you through your blog and via Facebook. Hopefully your daughter will be going to college in Va. so you can make many trips down here.<BR/><BR/>Now I am REALLY off to the dentist......Chesapeake Bay Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187804072769932131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-83234672576532116322009-03-13T08:25:00.000-04:002009-03-13T08:25:00.000-04:00I am so glad you chose laughter. I am enjoying th...I am so glad you chose laughter. I am enjoying the ride, and I cannot wait to see you in July! I'm gonna give you a big ol' hug;)Mental P Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957544840704376193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-6849394714885330852009-03-13T08:22:00.000-04:002009-03-13T08:22:00.000-04:00Yay, NMM! Congratulations on finally commenting. ...Yay, NMM! Congratulations on finally commenting. That church was beautiful, so was the program, but heavens that was a long time to sit on a hard wooden bench when you are old and have lower back problems....<BR/><BR/>I'm looking forward to hearing lots from you, and anytime you want to write about that seafaring family of yours, please send me something.<BR/><BR/>Just don't ever make me play basketball when I'm sick again.... :)Chesapeake Bay Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187804072769932131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-68507053668692851122009-03-13T08:18:00.000-04:002009-03-13T08:18:00.000-04:00No you don't CBW, you cannot slack off now. You h...No you don't CBW, you cannot slack off now. You have finally sucked me in to this blogging phenomenon. I have been a reader for a little over a month and now I am making the plunge to "put my two cents worth" in. Your words are an inspiration to many and your laughter just brigthens many days, especially when one now knows the reason behind your writing. The fact that you chose to be an "overcomer"; not let your circumstances overcome you is just what makes the rest of us sign in daily for your wisdom/laughter (I am sure some of your family members would debate the wisdom part!). I look forward to a promised smile daily when I read you blog and your fellow blogger's comments. SOOOO....no time for you to think about it....just keep writing. <BR/><BR/>P.S. Glad you behaved yourself in the church last night--since you were sitting behind me.<BR/><BR/>Island Girl-I did it!!!!Not Moved Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18386049238007257180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-5793895797578791202009-03-13T07:35:00.000-04:002009-03-13T07:35:00.000-04:00MMM - I thank YOU for being such a valuable contri...MMM - I thank YOU for being such a valuable contributor, both in the comments section AND with your wonderful stories. I'm expecting more good things from you, be forewarned.<BR/><BR/>Meg - Again, a big thanks to you for continuing to return here. I've really enjoyed your blog lo these many months and can't wait for a larger-than-sippy-cup sample of wine in July.<BR/><BR/>Now I'm going to psyche myself up for a trip to the dentist, if that's possible.Chesapeake Bay Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187804072769932131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-47439205890188177442009-03-13T07:31:00.000-04:002009-03-13T07:31:00.000-04:00Aw, shucks, I'm all verklempt over here! I've been...Aw, shucks, I'm all verklempt over here! I've been formulating a "why I (still) blog" post in my head and we share many of the same feelings about it. Especially the meeting-of-people part. People who don't blog don't get that part, but WE DO. <BR/><BR/>You really have a gift for writing and I'm happy you have chosen to share it with the rest of us.<BR/><BR/>I feel lucky that our paths have crossed in person (even though you needed the touchpad tutorial) and look forward to throwing back more wine in July than can be contained in one Tonka sippy cup. Cheers!Meg McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01226110990838922422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-48322775735230770512009-03-13T07:19:00.000-04:002009-03-13T07:19:00.000-04:00Happy birthday LIM!Happy birthday LIM!mmmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17055514234118779559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-19881487387348273962009-03-13T07:00:00.000-04:002009-03-13T07:00:00.000-04:00GJ - It's a belated celebration - I think I actual...GJ - It's a belated celebration - I think I actually started the blog more towards the first of March (heaven forbid I should actually go back and look), but better late than never. I promise to go back to my sarcastic, non-sappy self this weekend. Thank you for being such a loyal visitor, and for driving all the way from Texas this summer. It will be a blast.<BR/><BR/>Annie - Thank you, too, for visiting as often as you do. You and I definitely must be related, everytime I see one of your photos I become more convinced. That's an interesting stat on the life expectancy of a blog. If you're ever in the states visiting your kinfolk and you want to take a trip south, come on down.<BR/><BR/>It's finally Friday, hallelujah. Have a great weekend.Chesapeake Bay Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187804072769932131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-31484096477043105802009-03-13T01:36:00.000-04:002009-03-13T01:36:00.000-04:00Well, I think you will find that there are a lot m...Well, I think you will find that there are a lot more than one of us who get to the end of your post today, cbw!!<BR/><BR/>Happy birthday to cbw's blog <BR/>Hip Hip Hooray, I say. <BR/><BR/>What would we do without you. As Grandma J says, we need you, but yes I can imagine what a stretch it is...you do it all so well, esp answering everyone's comments! Very special!<BR/><BR/>Annie<BR/><BR/>ps I think I have already said that I started my blog about a year ago too! So we must be twins..I think you have a lot of twins all over the world ...mmm...<BR/><BR/>ps I am sad to hear that the occasion for your starting your blog was not a joyous one, and that you went/have been through some sad and distressful times. I do hope that things look up for you from here on in!!!! I am sure we all look forward to continuing our bloggy friendships with you, and reading just as much as you are able to write! I must admit when you get to a year it does seem as if you have said all there is to say...<BR/><BR/>Interesting statistic from a former statistician (I can't even spell it now): do you know I read somewhere that the average life of a blog is 9 months? <BR/><BR/>Pregnant pause.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10698343129217681652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-20395009768902393612009-03-13T00:40:00.000-04:002009-03-13T00:40:00.000-04:00Happy Blog Birthday! Looks like we started around...Happy Blog Birthday! Looks like we started around the same time...and I found you through bossy's blog.<BR/><BR/>So tonight, you go and get all sappy on me...and btw, that's two nights in a row. But that's ok, I can handle it, just as long as you don't do it more than three nights straight...or I'll have to bring JJ to the blog fest to tickle your funny bone.<BR/><BR/>You are a bright spot in my day, and you can't suck me in to this addiction called Life in Mathews, and then decide to slow it down. I'm already a charter member in 18 twelve step programs!<BR/><BR/>Love ya, xoxoxoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036374022323687122noreply@blogger.com